John, True and I'm grateful for your answer. But the initial (albeit clumsy) way I was able to get the elements was to download ASTORB. I'll definitely use your method in future! --gd
--- In [email protected], John Mahony <jmmah...@...> wrote: > > But that's a huge file with elements for all half-million known asteroids, so > if you need elements for only one or a few asteroids/comets, see my reply at: > <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/message/6167> > > The downloaded elements file will be named "elements.txt". CdC (v2.7 anyway) > uses a file called "asteroides.dat" (or cometes.dat for comets), so you can > either rename it and replace your old "asteroides" file, or just cut/paste > the data into your existing asteroides file. > > > -John > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Geoff <dudley.ge...@...> > > > > The fix was to to use the ASTORB online resource not CBAT. More a > > workaround, > > really. > > --geoff > > > > "Tom Schumann" <yahoospamthis@> wrote: > > > > What was the FIX > > that solved the > > problem?? > > >
